I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all. I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed. I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another. I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me. I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

What a cataclysmic weaving of creative thoughts. I could see the stockpiling, weaving, slicing, tossing, keeping and placing of words, verses and stanzas flying off this pile and from your Muse to your special creative writers corner. You haven, where you capture, cut and dice and stretch your imagination to outer limits. Dissecting each stanzas till it’s perfect in your eyes, then voila a new creation is formed. You certainly brought life to this posting my friend, Bravo….very well done. Did you stop to take any breaths along the way as you whirled about like a mad poet. LOL

A particularly fine work Ralph, as if a door opened, til now closed. Wonderful phrasing and imagery, and a subtle metaphor to explain the rudimentary growing of a creative work. You muse kind, your hand dexterous, this would have to be my now favorite of all your works. Kudos Ralph.

You know something Ralph, I didnt want it to stop. This was amazing. The speed of the poem increasing as the words began to form into something special and artistic. The true struggle and success of a poet at work. The mind ever dumping materials to be sorted and categorized, then the process to create. It had it all. Excellent work my friend.

An excellent piece of writing, Ralph. Saying that you wrote it during a flight from Tijuana brought back memories because most of my early work was written on a train between Caboolture to Brisbane on my way to or from work. Your clear descriptions and pacy phrasing was a pleasure to read.
The process of writing poetry and how to encourage people to read it seem to be common themes flowing across this site at the moment.

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